National Book Awards 2020 in spotlight

National Book Awards 2020 in spotlight

(VOVWORLD) - 27 prizes were given at the 2020 National Book Awards held at the Voice of Vietnam in Hanoi earlier this month. The annual awards honor writers, translators, scientists and...
Korean gastronomy week kicks off in Hanoi

Korean gastronomy week kicks off in Hanoi

(VOVWORLD) - Metropole Hanoi Hotel has kicked off a two-week celebration of modern Korean gastronomy, featuring exclusive recipes from two-Michelin-star Chef Sung-Jae Anh. South Korea has one of...
Tomb house of the Co Tu

Tomb house of the Co Tu

(VOVWORLD) - A tomb house built on the grave of a dead person is typical of folk belief of the Co Tu ethnic minority who live in Vietnam’s central region....
Tu Van villagers make national flags soulful

Tu Van villagers make national flags soulful

(VOVWORLD) - Whenever Vietnam celebrates its National Day on September 2nd, the tailors of Tu Van village in Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district get busy filling orders for national flags. Each flag...
Pagodas urged to celebrate 7th full moon online

Pagodas urged to celebrate 7th full moon online

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Buddhist Shangha has provincial Buddhist Shanghas, Buddhist dignitaries and followers, and pagodas all over Vietnam to celebrate the 7th full moon festival and hold requiems for the deceased virtually...
Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets

Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets

(VOVWORLD) - Poems about Hanoi resist the flow of time, preserving the ancient values from a millennium ago and promoting contemporary features. Hanoi has always been an endless inspiration for poets
Daily life in Vietnam’s central region

Daily life in Vietnam’s central region

(VOVWORLD) -Reporter Andrew Faulk of the travel magazine Travel and Leisure praised the hospitality, delicious food, and beautiful scenery of Vietnam’s central region in a recent photo essay
 Gongs in the life of the Tho

Gongs in the life of the Tho

(VOVWORLD) - The Tho ethnic minority live in mountain communes in Nghe An and Thanh Hoa province. They have maintained their traditional costumes, folk singing, and dancing. Gong playing is an...